ISBN: 9788170353713    Publisher: Daya Publishing House Year of publishing: 2005     Format:  Hardcover No of Pages: 278        Language: English

Ocean disaster affect the lives of many thousands of people each year. Within minutes, a ocean disaster can rip apart a community, and change the lives of its residents forever. People who understand disaster and know what to do beforehand and after a disaster hits can significantly reduce disaster details and property damage. The main objective of the book is to stimulate the communication of solutions to the multidisciplinary problems associated with ocean disasters in order to improve methods of protecting people and property. It provides the Ocean disaster management community with an independent and wide ranging source of views, opinions and knowledge dedicated to improving our ability to foresee and mitigate the negative effects of natural hazards. The purpose of this book is to provide readers, contributors and supporting organisations with (a) a forum to learn about our plans for the ocean disaster; (b) the ability to read extracts from articles as they are submitted and (c) a one stop guide to the ocean disaster related resources.
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Dr. Arvind Kumar is Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University and had been Vice-Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University. Dr. Kumar is recipient of several awards and medals including Prof. WA Nizami and Dr. SZ Qasim Gold Medals.
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